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Definition of Dyaks

Dyaks
Dyaks Dy"aks, n. pl.; sing. Dyak. (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.
Dyak
Dyaks Dy"aks, n. pl.; sing. Dyak. (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.

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- Rights Group. Retrieved 14 January 2025. Avé, J. B. (1972). "Kalimantan Dyaks". In LeBar, Frank M. (ed.). Ethnic Groups of Insular Southeast Asia, Volume...
- up Dyak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dyak may refer to one of the following. Dayak people, also called "Dyak", a native tribe of Borneo Dyak (clerk)...
- the Land Dyaks of upper Sarawak, Borneo, during the year 1874. Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. Dennison, Noel (1864). A tour amongst the Dyaks of Sarāwak...
- A diak, d'iak or dyak (Russian: дьяк, IPA: [ˈdʲjak]) is a historical Russian bureaucratic occupation whose meaning varied over time and approximately corresponded...
- indigenous groups in Borneo were often grouped together under the term "Dyaks" or "Dayaks" by outsiders, including Westerners and the Brooke administration...
- The Kahayan River, or Great Dayak River, is the second largest river after the Barito River in Central Kalimantan, a province of Indonesia in Kalimantan...
- middle and senior. A senior podyachy (старший подьячий) was a councillor to a dyak. See "Voyevoda#Siberia for their role in Siberian administration See "Deacon#Cognates"...
- Pevchy dyak (Russian: певчий дьяк) is a historical name of a singer's occupation in Russia. They were singers at the tsar's court and in church choirs...
- The Woman Behind the Man (1984). Nova Publishers, pp. 104–105. Brian L. Dyak (Executive Producer), William N. Utz (Executive Producer) (December 11, 1985)...
- as malevolent, and historical evidence has shown that the Petara of the Dyaks are viewed as invisible guardians of mankind rather than hostile malefactors...